diff --git a/submissions/forms.py b/submissions/forms.py
index c8d54622e53f21345e8e22e61618beb857c941b9..e290ed4ca05ea8f3c492ab0c2396188c451d8275 100644
--- a/submissions/forms.py
+++ b/submissions/forms.py
@@ -692,6 +692,7 @@ class iThenticateReportForm(forms.ModelForm):
             pass
         report.save()
         self.submission.plagiarism_report = report
+        self.submission.save()
         return report
 
     def call_ithenticate(self):